There was an overwhelming feeling of relief at Underhill after Ulster finally registered a win in this season's Heineken Cup.
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Ulster Scrum-half Paul Marshall admitted there was a feeling of relief at Underhill after the hosts finally registered a win in the Heineken Cup.
A late Andrew Trimble try clinched a 25-24 result over Bourgoin, who had three players sin-binned late in the second half.
The visitors had been 16-7 ahead at the break, leaving Ulster facing the prospect of losing for a fifth straight time in Europe this season.
However, a tremendous comeback in the closing stages meant they finally broke their duck, much to the delight of Marshall and his team-mates.
Turnaround
He said: "I hope this is a turnaround for us. I think we made hard work of it and missed a few opportunities, but the guys showed great character.
"I knew we'd win the game and was confident it would come. Tonight was a really good result for us and has given us a lift in confidence.
"Our scrummaging and rucking was great, but we tried a few offloads when we shouldn't have and made mistakes which cost us.
"If we iron out the mistakes we can get a few more wins."
For Bourgoin, lock Chris Wyatt expressed his disappointment at having three players sin-binned.
Self destruct
"Ultimately we blew it at the end. I think we pressed the 'self-destruct' button out there," said the former Wales forward.
"The first incident was harsh, and a big loss for us, but the others were maybe down to letting our enthusiasm run away with us.
"We had control and had to consolidate and not give them the opportunity. We didn't lose the game because of complacency - it was our over-enthusiasm and panic.
"The side is inexperienced and let it get to them. But we've got to learn from this, and the guys reckon it's our best performance away from home."
